Hand-Painted Wood Alebrije Rabbit Sculpture from Mexico - Big-Eared Rabbit Cluster perfect as simple decor or

perfect as simple decor or for collecting small items

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Hand-Painted Wood Alebrije Rabbit Sculpture from Mexico - Big-Eared Rabbit Cluster perfect as simple decor orWorking in the traditional style of alebrije sculptures, Mexican artisan Teresita Gonzalez hand carves this big eared rabbit of copal wood. She diligently paints the charming rabbit by hand, featuring a multicolored design with floral and plant motifs. Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely vivid. He tells of a place